Notable Cast: Phillipe
Noiret, Michele Placido, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Andrea Ferreol, Maddalena
Crippa, Rosaria Tafuri, Marta Zoffoli, Tino Schirinzi, Simonetta Stefanelli,
Pietro Biondi, Charles Vanel, Accursio Di Leo, Luici Infantino, Girolamo
Marzano, Gina Pontrelli
The more artsy avenues of cinema have not necessarily been
ones that we transverse here at Blood Brothers, but the recent American
releases for Arrow Academy have certainly opened some of those gates. Just in
the last few months, we have started to explore the realms of high end Italian
cinema after spending years digging through the trenches of their exploitation
and genre work. Reviews for films like Cinema
Paradiso or a couple new releases from director Elio Petri have kick
started this move and the next step is into the works Francesco Rosi. While the
director has a few iconic titles under his belt that many cinephiles will
recognize, the focus of this review is on the newly released Blu Ray edition of
his political and familial drama Three
Brothers. Layering a simple plot around the reunion of three very different
brothers who return home when their mother passes, Three Brothers is far more than just another family centered drama
where the characters have to work out their intricacies. This is a film that
works on a variety of layers of character focus and various commentaries. It’s
easy to see why it was nominated for an Oscar the year it came out.